Cincinnati In 1826

Drake, Benjamin. and E. D. Mansfield

Published by Morgan, Lodge and Fisher, 1827

About this Item

Original 1827 publication; foxing throughout. Missing both plates. Scarce in original wrappers with a paper title label on the front cover. Most spine paper missing. There is a 1 1/4 inch horizontal tear on the front cover near the foot of the spine. The first four leaves are torn at the bottom corner with loss of text. This includes the title page, with loss of the original date. The second leaf is the Preface, and there is also loss of text on the front, affecting the right-hand side of the bottom 7 lines. The back side of this leaf does not have text which is affected (text ends at the top of the page). The third leaf is the Table of Contents. There is loss of the page numbers for Chapters IX and X at the bottom with no loss of text on the verso. Text of the book is complete. Benjamin Drake was the brother of noted frontier physician and author Daniel Drake. He was an author himself, having published the first western short story. This title was republished in England and Germany to encourage emigration to Cincinnati. An early and important Cincinnati title. Scarce in wraps. Coyle, 176. Howes 458. 8vo. 100 pages Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

Seller Inventory # 32959

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cincinnati In 1826
• Publisher: Morgan, Lodge and Fisher
• Publication Date: 1827
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair